Steven Pope

{{short description|South African cricketer}}

{{For|those of a similar name|Stephen Pope (disambiguation)}}

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{{Infobox cricketer

| name =

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| country = South Africa

| fullname = Steven Charles Pope

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|11|15|df=yes}}

| birth_place = East London, Cape Province, South Africa

| heightft =

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| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Leg break

| role = Occasional wicketkeeper

| family =

| club1 = Eastern Cape

| year1 = 2003/04

| clubnumber1 =

| club2 = Warriors

| year2 = 2004/05-2005/06

| clubnumber2 =

| club3 = Cornwall

| year3 = 2000–2003

| clubnumber3 =

| club4 = Huntingdonshire

| year4 = 1999

| clubnumber4 =

| club5 = Border

| year5 = 1995/96-2005/06

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| club6 = Border B

| year6 = 1995/96

| clubnumber6 =

| club7 = Eastern Province

| year7 = 1993/94-1994/95

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| club8 = Eastern Province B

| year8 = 1992/93-1994/95

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| columns = 3

| column1 = FC

| matches1 = 109

| runs1 = 5,958

| bat avg1 = 32.91

| 100s/50s1 = 12/27

| top score1 = 156*

| deliveries1 = 2,525

| wickets1 = 48

| bowl avg1 = 31.27

| fivefor1 = 2

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = 7/62

| catches/stumpings1 = 81/2

| column2 = LA

| matches2 = 106

| runs2 = 2,660

| bat avg2 = 31.29

| 100s/50s2 = –/21

| top score2 = 98*

| deliveries2 = 1,306

| wickets2 = 29

| bowl avg2 = 33.55

| fivefor2 = –

| tenfor2 = –

| best bowling2 = 4/38

| catches/stumpings2 = 43/3

| column3 = T20

| matches3 = 12

| runs3 = 116

| bat avg3 = 12.88

| 100s/50s3 = –/–

| top score3 = 34

| deliveries3 = 21

| wickets3 = 1

| bowl avg3 = 27.00

| fivefor3 = –

| tenfor3 = –

| best bowling3 = 1/19

| catches/stumpings3 = 4/–

| date = 15 September

| year = 2010

| source = http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/46777.html Cricinfo

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Steven Charles Pope (born 15 November 1972) is a South African former cricketer. Pope was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break and occasionally played as a wicketkeeper. Pope was born at East London, Cape Province.

In a career that lasted 14 seasons, he represented Eastern Cape, Border, Border B, Warriors, Huntingdonshire, Cornwall, Eastern Province and Eastern Province B.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4078/all_teams.html |title=Teams Steven Pope played for |publisher=Cricketarchive.com |date=}}

Something of a journeyman within South Africa, Pope did play 9 List-A matches for Cornwall, where his family originate, and one for Huntingdonshire{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4078/a_Batting_by_Team.html |title=List-A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Steven Pope |publisher=Cricketarchive.com |date=}} in English county cricket. In his 14-year career, he forged a successful, if inconsistent first-class career. He played 93 first-class matches, where he scored 5,958 runs at a batting average of 32.91, with 27 half centuries and 12 centuries. His highest score in first-class cricket was 156*.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4078/f_Batting_by_Team.html |title=First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Steven Pope |publisher=Cricketarchive.com |date=}} With the ball he took 48 wickets at a bowling average of 31.27, with 2 five wicket hauls and best figures of 7/62.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4078/f_Bowling_by_Team.html |title=First-class Bowling For Each Team by Steven Pope |publisher=Cricketarchive.com |date=}} In List-A cricket, he played a total of 106 matches, where he scored 2,660 runs at an average of 31.29. In the process, he made 21 half centuries, but no centuries, with a high score of 98*. He also took 29 wickets in List-A cricket, at a bowling average of 22.55 apiece, with best figures of 4/38.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4078/a_Bowling_by_Team.html |title=List-A Bowling For Each Team by Steven Pope |publisher=Cricketarchive.com |date=}}

Toward the end of his career, Twenty20 cricket was introduced, with Pope playing 6 matches each in the format for Eastern Cape and later Warriors. In his 12 matches he scored 116 runs at an average of 12.88, with a high score of 34.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4078/tt_Batting_by_Team.html |title=Twenty20 Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Steven Pope |publisher=Cricketarchive.com |date=}}